Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Man holding breath in tunnel caused crash

Police have arrested a 19-year-old Washington state man who held his breath while driving through a tunnel in Oregon and fainted, causing a three-vehicle crash that injured four people on Sunday afternoon.

The Camry collided head-on with a Ford Explorer. Both vehicles then smashed into the interior tunnel walls and a third vehicle, a GMC pick-up, hit the Camry.
Calhon and his passenger, Bradley Meyring, 19, of Edmonds, Washington, were taken by ambulance to a hospital in Portland.

The Ford Explorer's driver and his passenger, both of Astoria, were also hospitalised. The two people in the pick-up were not injured.
Police cited Calhon for fourth-degree assault, reckless driving and three counts of reckless endangering.
The accident closed the tunnel for two hours.